A set of resources designed for a therapeutic program to address class and work avoidance using a witty, nautical winter theme. Focuses on self-regulation, coping skills, and the impact of individual behavior on the school community.
A powerful professional development lesson for teaching assistants based on Jim Harris's eye-opening presentation "What's Wrong with Kids These Days?". This lesson shifts the perspective from diagnosing student deficits to decoding behavioral communication and building emotional safety.
A supportive social-emotional learning lesson for K-2 students to identify sources of joy, emotional safety, and positive connections to carry into the summer break. Students create a visual 'Sunbeam Jar' to serve as a mental bridge for their well-being.
A heartwarming social-emotional learning lesson for K-2 students to identify sources of joy, support, and emotional safety. Students create a visual "Sunbeam Jar" filled with positive memories, hobbies, and supportive people to carry into the summer break.
A nurturing Social-Emotional Learning lesson designed for K-2 students to identify personal sources of joy, support, and emotional safety. By creating a physical or visual 'Sunbeam Jar', children build a portable mental bridge to carry their well-being and positive connections confidently into the summer break.
A comprehensive preparation toolkit for Career Day, equipping both guest speakers and student interviewers with structured guides, question banks, and evaluation rubrics to ensure engaging and meaningful professional dialogues.
A comprehensive career exploration and financial literacy packet for 7th grade students, connecting strengths, lifestyle costs, and the essential question of what freedom means in today's world.
A high-energy, collaborative building challenge where student teams design and construct towers under shifting constraints. This lesson is specifically engineered to target active communication, resilience when faced with unexpected roadblocks, and group decision-making.
A high-impact digital citizenship project lesson where students become 'Web Guardians' to design PSAs addressing digital footprints, screen time self-regulation, and online empathy. Includes interactive presentation slides, detailed teacher guides, a project menu choice board, visual tip-sheets, and scaffolded planning templates for posters and videos.
An interactive, fast-paced college admissions simulation game where students build holistic profiles through trivia, scenarios, and station challenges. Students balance academics, leadership, and character to secure a 'Holistic Bingo' and gain admission to their dream schools.
A high-energy, interactive assembly game designed for 178 eighth graders to reveal their end-of-year field trip. On-stage representatives work together with the audience to decode clues, culminating in the big reveal of Canobie Lake Park.
This 25-minute psychoeducational session introduces 6th-grade students to the topic of anxiety in a supportive small group setting. The primary goal is to foster comfort, normalize anxiety, and encourage initial connections.
An introductory financial literacy lesson exploring systemic opportunity, critical vocabulary, basic calculations, and personalized future mapping. Includes a student-facing comprehensive work packet and an in-depth teacher discussion guide and answer key.
A comprehensive 30-minute transition workshop designed for NYC 8th graders to navigate high school admissions (MySchools), credit requirements, and the social-emotional shift of commuting and adjusting to high school life.
A social-emotional strength inventory lesson designed specifically for middle school gifted students. Using a cartography and exploration theme, students identify, analyze, and map their unique cognitive, creative, and emotional strengths while addressing gifted-specific traits like asynchronous development and overexcitabilities.
A comprehensive professional development module on self-care and time management designed specifically for school-based staff. This lesson includes an interactive 11-slide presentation and a multi-page reflective companion workbook featuring role-play activities and micro-coping skills.
A high-energy, 20-minute small-group lesson for fourth graders focused on identifying negative self-talk and practicing the 'Catch and Flip' technique to build resilience and positive mindsets.